dent

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dent

The child made a small dent in the soft clay with his thumb.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A small hollow or depression in a hard surface, typically caused by an impact or blow: A dent is a visible, often shallow, indentation that mars the smoothness or flatness of an object's surface.
    • A noticeable reduction or adverse effect, especially on a resource like money or confidence: Used figuratively to describe a significant but not total lessening or negative impact.

  2. Verb:

    • To make a dent in something; to cause a surface to become indented or depressed by pressure or a blow: The action of creating a dent.
    • To have a diminishing or damaging effect on something (often figurative): To reduce the amount, value, or strength of something.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The hailstorm left several small dents in the roof of the car.
    • Losing the key player put a serious dent in the team's morale.
  • Verb:
    • I accidentally dented the fender when I backed into the pole.
    • The unexpected expenses have dented our savings considerably.
Advanced Usage
  • "Make a dent in": To begin to have a noticeable effect in reducing something, especially a large task or amount.
    • After three hours of cleaning, we had only made a small dent in the mess.
  • "Without a dent": Unharmed, unaffected, or not reduced.
    • His confidence remained without a dent despite the criticism.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dented (adj): Having one or more dents.
    • The old, dented mailbox stood at the end of the driveway.
  • Denting (n/gerund): The action or process of making dents.
    • The denting of the metal panel was severe.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Indentation, depression, hollow, dimple, pit, ding.
  • Verb: Indent, depress, ding, buckle, damage.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Dent up: To cause multiple dents or significant damage.
    • The baseball really dented up the side of the garage door.
Related Idioms
  • Put a dent in something: To reduce the amount or strength of something significantly.
    • Buying a new computer will put a big dent in my budget.
dent

The child made a small dent in the soft clay with his thumb.

Noun
  1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
  2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  3. an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
    • it made a dent in my bank account
Verb
  1. make a depression into
    • The bicycle dented my car

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